I’m like a dog with two tails today; my new book, ‘The Care & Feeding of Your Sketchbook’ is ready and available right now directly from this web site. I received my own copy this afternoon and I’m panting with pleasure!

It was after polling my students during my art classes and drawing workshops to see if they kept pet sketchbooks that I discovered that very often, they remain unused, neglected and folorn. Often, those on the journey to becoming an artist need an inspirational bone; some kind of reference to spur them on. So here it is: Forty pages of tips and inspiring quotes from great artists, all illustrated with sketches and ideas from my own sketchbooks. You can gambol through the first fifteen pages using the widget below.

Remember: a sketchbook is not just for Christmas. Give your sketchbook a good home; feed it well and excercise every day. It won’t bite you…
Kevin